Posts Tagged ‘Kay Granger’

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison promised Wednesday to secure federal funds for the Trinity River projects in Dallas and Fort Worth and to see the massive redevelopments through to completion. Full story

WASHINGTON – Fort Worth Rep. Kay Granger, part of a congressional group that met with President Barack Obama to discuss Afghanistan, said she was growing impatient as the president weighs whether to send more troops or find an alternative. "When you're faced with a deteriorating situation, and troops on the ground, it's time ... Full story

By ANNA M. TINSLEY North Texans have written letters and e-mails by the thousands, made countless phone calls and turned out for town-hall meetings, mobilized as never before, some lawmakers say, by the proposed government overhaul of the nation’s healthcare system. "This is unprecedented, to have this much spontaneous intensity," said U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Arlington, who hosted ... Full story

By ALEX BRANCHabranch@star-telegram.com Passionate discussions at town hall meetings are "absolutely necessary" to help people get their views on healthcare across to Congress, Rep. Kay Granger said during a telephone town hall meeting Thursday night. "People are very angry, no doubt, and very, very worried, and that has come through loud and clear," said Granger, a Fort ... Full story